UMN Discovery District / MN BioBusiness Alliance

Overview

Twin Cities biotech innovation district anchored by University of Minnesota; medical device prototyping, biopharma incubation, and translational research.

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• 8VCBuilds and invests in technology companies, partnering with entrepreneurs to develop platforms addressing areas such as healthcare, zero-emission aircraft, privacy enforcement, and urban tunneling.
• Agilent Wilmington (former DuPont Pharma)Provides laboratory instruments, services, and sustainability programs for research and testing laboratories, supporting scientific discovery, STEM education, wellbeing, and climate resilience initiatives.
• Atlas VentureBuilds biotechnology companies by partnering with life science entrepreneurs to translate scientific research into medicines for patients with medical needs.
• Blackrock NeurotechBuilds neurotechnology devices and platforms for researchers and patients, supporting work on paralysis and other neurological disorders through brain-computer interface tools.
• Forge BiologicsProvides high-yield AAV manufacturing, process development, cGMP production, and analytical services for gene therapy developers advancing programs from early development to commercialization.
• SolugenManufactures sustainable chemical products and bio-based building block molecules for industrial customers in oil and gas, renewable fuels, defense, water treatment, agriculture, and related markets.
• SpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.Automates procurement workflows across existing enterprise systems, applying category expertise and market intelligence to manage supplier spend for physical goods businesses.
• SynBioBeta (Synthetic Biology Summit)Hosts an annual synthetic biology summit with conference sessions, speakers, passes, and exhibit hall participation for biotech attendees, companies, sponsors, and exhibitors.
• Synthetic SciencesBuild foundation models for scientific research, providing machine-learning systems intended to support scientists’ research tasks, analysis workflows, and discovery processes.
• TassoBuilds home diagnostic blood collection devices that help patients and clinicians support virtual care, frequent monitoring, and more informed healthcare decisions without traditional needle draws.
• UT Health Science Center — Graduate School of Medicine (Knoxville)Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Clinical research and graduate medical education arm partnered with the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
• ZeroTo510 Medical Device AcceleratorRuns a 13-week accelerator for early-stage medical device founders, offering coaching on development, IP, quality systems, regulatory pathways, reimbursement, and commercialization planning.